Honolulu vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Honolulu	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3173	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7419	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$1978	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$3525	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$855	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4215	$4255
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	62	84
😀 Quality of life	88	92
🏙️ Population	351K	442K

The cost of living in Honolulu is 0.2% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 122nd and 118th ($3173 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 90th and 88th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Honolulu compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Ranked 103rd vs 33rd best cities to live in the United States, and 322nd vs 119th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Honolulu vs Miami

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	Honolulu	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.31	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.89	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1983	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1696	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3566	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3123	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$248	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9387	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7920	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.3	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.01	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.97	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.14	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.59	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$172	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1645	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20539	$25246

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Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101